You can also access the privacy dashboard to view apps with access to your camera, microphone, and other information. Android 13 update will include Conversational Widgets, which allow you to see messages from family and friends in a widget on your home screen. Drag applications off the screen of your taskbar or the current page to access them most conveniently for your needs. Drag the edge of the screen’s left, top, or right edge, and they will open them in split-screen. Press and Drag the screen to the middle of the screen, and you’ll be able to open an open window.
- We recommend using Samsung’s own utilities, Samsung Smart Switch and OTA (Over-the-air), to upgrade devices.
- But by flashing a Custom ROM these premium features are not port.
- For example if your phone is installed with Oreo 8.0 when you bought it, then that’s it’s stock ROM/firmware.
- If you want to check the security patch contents, you can access them all on the official Samsung security website.
- It will be released gradually for worldwide devices.
- If you are looking for stability, I would recommend LineageOS, especially for older devices.
The virtual reality platform based on the new Daydream system will be compatible with several devices. Users will need to buy a special VR headset for a more complete immersion in the augmented virtual reality. The notification system has received significant changes and improvements. When users receive several notifications, the operating system will automatically offer to select an action depending on the task – users can archive, delete, or mark messages as read. The main improvement is the ability to reply directly through the notification bar without opening the application.
It can also be used if your custom ROM experience wasn’t as satisfactory as you thought initially or if you want to receive official OTA updates again. This is how you can download and install stock updates on Samsung Galaxy devices.
Samsung is providing Android Oreo to Galaxy S7 and S7 edge mobiles with model numbers SM-G930F and SM-G935F. You can try out some Xposed modules on Oreo, or you can even try Magisk modules to modify your device in the way you like. Once you are sure that you have completely backed up your data, install Stock Firmware on Galaxy Note 8 using Odin. Before we head over to the download and installation section, let us go through some key benefits of Stock download the firmware ROM. First, go to the device file manager and create a new folder on your Micro SD card. The installation process now starts on your device.